ZAPA PLAYS ZAPPA 2008
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ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA - PROGRESSIVE NATION 2009 with DREAM THEATER and special guests
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Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
Summer time is here and I'm sure many of you have rousing and arresting plans. If your entire summer isn't completely booked yet and you find yourself in need of a "music transfusion" perhaps you would like to visit Zappa Plays Zappa on the Progressive Nation summer tour. It's an exciting multi-act tour founded by Mike Portnoy, the drummer from Dream Theater. The concert will feature Zappa Plays Zappa, and of course, headlines Dream Theater.
Mike is a self-confessed hardcore Frank Zappa fan and he has come to several of our shows in the New York area. We were very pleased to be asked to join the impressive line up of the Progressive Nation tour. I'm personally looking forward to the opportunity to introduce Frank's music to any and all with open ears.
Our setlist will change nightly and will be 75 minutes in length. We also have three Zappa Plays Zappa Headline shows 'interspersed' throughout the tour. Keep your eyes open for any additional Headline shows that might get added.
We hope to see you at the shows!
Regards,
Dweezil Zappa
Here are the dates:
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Jul 24, 2009: Miami Beach, FL - Fillmore @ Jackie Gleason Theatre - Get Tickets
Jul 25, 2009: Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live - Get Tickets
Jul 26, 2009: Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall - Get Tickets
Jul 27, 2009: Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall* (Note: This is a ZPZ-only show.) - Get Tickets
Jul 28, 2009: Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle - Get Tickets
Jul 29, 2009: Asheville, NC - Thomas Woolfe Auditorium - Get Tickets
Jul 31, 2009: Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre - Get Tickets
Aug 01, 2009: Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Get Tickets
Aug 02, 2009: Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion - Get Tickets
Aug 04, 2009: Albany, NY - The Palace - Get Tickets
Aug 05, 2009: Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre - Get Tickets
Aug 07, 2009: Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - Get Tickets
Aug 08, 2009: Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Amphitheatre - Get Tickets
Aug 09, 2009: New York, NY - Beacon Theatre - Get Tickets
Aug 10, 2009: Burlington, VT - Higher Ground* (Note: This is a ZPZ-only show.) - Get Tickets
Aug 11, 2009: Quebec City, QC - The Agora - Get Tickets
Aug 12, 2009: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre - Get Tickets
Aug 14, 2009: Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater - Get Tickets
Aug 16, 2009: Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre - Get Tickets
Aug 17, 2009: Saskatoon, SK - The Odeon Events Centre* (Note: This is a ZPZ-only show.) - Get Tickets
Aug 18, 2009: Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall - Get Tickets
Aug 19, 2009: Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre - Get Tickets
Aug 21, 2009: Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre - Get Tickets
Aug 22, 2009: Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre - Get Tickets
Aug 23, 2009: Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre - Get Tickets
Aug 25, 2009: Denver, CO - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre - Get Tickets
Aug 27, 2009: San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Auditorium - Get Tickets
Aug 28, 2009: Las Vegas, NV - The Joint - Get Tickets
Aug 29, 2009: Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre - Get Tickets
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Visit the Zappa Plays Zappa Tour Dates page for the latest updates and show reviews.
THE PLAYERS:
Dweezil Zappa: Guitar
Aaron Arntz: Keyboards
Scheila Gonzalez: Saxphone, Flute, Keyboards & Vocals
Pete Griffin: Bass
Billy Hulting: Marimba, Mallets & Percussion
Jamie Kime: Guitar
Joe Travers: Drums & Vocals
Ben Thomas: Vocals
Check
the Zappa Plays Zappa site regularly for updates.